# Miryoku keyboard layout

5 Hacker News commenters recommended Miryoku keyboard layout and 3 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 2 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Free, well-maintained layout optimized for small keyboards and liked for being easy to modify. Critics call it arbitrary and dislike its one-hand navigation layer.

## Why people recommend it

- Optimized for small keyboards (2 comments): "Worth checking out the miryoku layout, which is optimized for small keyboards" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45950089)) "a well maintained layout for small keyboards" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46395518))
- Solid, well-maintained layout (2 comments): "a well maintained layout for small keyboards" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46395518)) "Miryoku is a solid layout." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46397218))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Dvorak keyboard layout](https://hackerapproved.com/p/dvorak-keyboard-layout.md): 11 recommend
- [Colemak keyboard layout](https://hackerapproved.com/p/colemak-keyboard-layout.md): 7 recommend
- [EurKEY keyboard layout](https://hackerapproved.com/p/eurkey-keyboard-layout.md): 7 recommend
- [Clearflow keyboard layout](https://hackerapproved.com/p/clearflow-keyboard-layout.md): 6 recommend
- [Engram keyboard layout](https://hackerapproved.com/p/engram-keyboard-layout.md): 5 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Miryoku keyboard layout", https://hackerapproved.com/p/miryoku-keyboard-layout/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).